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Vol8188 said:
I understand. I'm just still seeing voting for the lesser of two evils as a good thing.
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On this we agree 88. When it comes to the general election I do not understand those who decide "not to support either candidate". It's almost the equivalent of "I'll just take my ball and go home" by deciding not to participate.

While I'm not one of those who believes voting is a right and therefore everyone's duty to do so, I absolutely believe voting is a privilege and we should value that privilege immensely. If you think your vote won't really matter as you live in a mostly dominant red or blue area that is one thing, but to decide not to vote because you don't like either candidate can be dangerous. The result of a general election unfortunately may not be to elect the "best" candidate, but should always be to elect the "better" candidate.
 
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hog88 said:
What makes you think the majority would be any smarter under AnCap?
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I don't know hog, I'd just like us to actually have a choice in the matter.
How about we stop killing people globally and caging people here for victimless crimes and the rest will figure itself out.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
At what point do you disagree?
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Not all crimes that appear victim-less are victim-less. I have taken the position that all drugs should be legalized and handled much like booze is.

I still believe we need a strong military presence around the world to defend our interests but we should be working to narrow those interests.
 
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hog88 said:
Not all crimes that appear victim-less are victim-less. I have taken the position that all drugs should be legalized and handled much like booze is.

I still believe we need a strong military presence around the world to defend our interests but we should be working to narrow those interests.
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What are our interests exactly? Perhaps we'd be better off being like Switzerland, with a citizen of riflemen. Any military can attempt to invade us at their own peril.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I've never tried.

I think our system, as originally intended, works pretty well actually.

Unfortunately, it's become corrupted into the current oligarchy that it was never intended to be.
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It was started by an oligarchy. Limited government is a myth. People misplace their beliefs in pieces of paper.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
It was started by an oligarchy. Limited government is a myth. People misplace their beliefs in pieces of paper.
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I believe all forms of government, including your An-Cap, can (and will) be perverted over time by those lusting for power.

It's inevitable. As long as human's have greed, ego and a desire to be the top dog, no form of government will ever be completely free of corruption.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I believe all forms of government, including your An-Cap, can (and will) be perverted over time by those lusting for power.

It's inevitable. As long as human's have greed, ego and a desire to be the top dog, no form of government will ever be completely free of corruption.
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So your fear of ancap is it can lead to what we have already? Really?

I just want the voluntary choice in the matter, free of coercion.
 
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Cankles is outraged again this morning. Today her outrage du jour is something going on in Flint, Michigan with the water supply. She, naturally has made it into a racial issue. I googled Hillary and outrage and it is actually pretty interesting just how many issues she is outraged over. Of course our resident socialists will say that every single one is important. Check it out. It brings to light just how much pandering for votes this seeunt is willing to do.
 
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I wish we lived in a world where everyone was equal, where things were fair. But, that's not reality. The strongest survive in whatever environment they're in. That's reality. Egalitarianism is a myth.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
So your fear of ancap is it can lead to what we have already? Really?

I just want the voluntary choice in the matter, free of coercion.
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Who ever said I feared An-Cap? I've stated on multiple occasions I thought the system could work, though I also stated I believe it's one step closer to tyranny than a constitutional republic.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
What are our interests exactly? Perhaps we'd be better off being like Switzerland, with a citizen of riflemen. Any military can attempt to invade us at their own peril.
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Right now due to inept/corrupt leadership we are dependent on the ME for energy along with most of the world. If we had a national energy policy allowing us to be energy independent and world supplier we wouldn't need a secure ME.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Who ever said I feared An-Cap? I've stated on multiple occasions I thought the system could work, though I also stated I believe it's one step closer to tyranny than a constitutional republic.
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As long as people have the voluntary choice, it doesn't matter. Choices make up our lives, choose wisely.

A constitutional rebublic assumes that one group of people can decide for millions of others.
 
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